29366814750 - Project Strategist

Job Title: Project Strategist

Schedule: US Timezone

Overview of the Role:

The Project Strategist plays a critical role in ensuring all projects across the company are aligned with the company’s strategic objectives. This individual contributor role will focus on evaluating project impact, prioritizing initiatives for maximum ROI, managing the company’s strategic initiatives program and providing transparent updates to leadership. Working closely with cross-functional teams and leadership, this role requires a highly organized and analytical professional capable of balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

1. Project Prioritization

Accountability: Evaluate and select projects with the highest strategic impact, ensuring alignment with True

Classic’s annual goals and vision.

Key Tasks:

• Develop and implement a clear project prioritization framework.
• Collaborate with functional teams to assess project feasibility and strategic relevance.
• Maintain an up-to-date pipeline of prioritized initiatives, ready for leadership review.
• Success Metric: % of projects aligned with annual strategic goals.

2. Resource Allocation

Accountability: Allocate resources efficiently to high-impact projects, enabling timely and effective execution.

Key Tasks:

• Collaborate with PMO leadership to assess resource availability and allocation needs.
• Identify potential bottlenecks and propose solutions to optimize team capacity.
• Create and maintain resource plans to ensure projects are staffed appropriately.

Success Metric: Reduction in time-to-start for priority projects.

3. Integrated Program Management:

Accountability: Ensure all projects within the program are completed on time, in full, and aligned with company’s strategic objectives.

Key Tasks: Develop and maintain a cohesive program roadmap that aligns timelines, dependencies, and deliverables across all projects. Drive a culture of accountability across project teams to ensure all deliverables are met within agreed timelines and to the required quality standards. Monitor risks and potential delays across the program, implementing proactive mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.

Success Metric: % Projects completed on time in full.

4. Executive Reporting

Accountability: Provide transparent, data-driven updates on project alignment and progress to the executive

team.

Key Tasks:

• Design and deliver reports and dashboards summarizing project status, alignment, and outcomes.
• Gather and analyze data to provide actionable insights on project performance and alignment.
• Prepare presentations for leadership, highlighting key updates and recommendations.

Success Metric: Executive satisfaction score on project alignment reporting (survey feedback).

Key Competencies:

Strategic Thinking: Ability to align projects with long-term business goals and prioritize for maximum impact.

Data-Driven Decision-Making: Strong aptitude for using data to evaluate project performance and inform

resource allocation.

Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities.

Collaboration: Effective at working across functional teams and engaging stakeholders at all levels

• At least 4 years of experience in project management, strategic planning, or operations in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Operations, or a related field.
• Advanced certifications in project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile) are a plus.
• Proven experience in implementing project prioritization frameworks and resource planning.
• Proficiency with project management and reporting tools (e.g., Slack Lists, Asana, Jira, Looker)